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On the strength of a YouTube video, the Indiana siblings who go by Lily and Madeleine have become an overnight sensation, with a debut album out this fall. The first single has its exclusive premiere here.

John Mellencamp, a fan of Woody Guthrie's since his childhood in Indiana, has recorded Guthrie compositions like ''Do Re Mi'' and ''Johnny Hart.'' For the 100th anniversary of Guthrie's birth Mr. Mellencamp, below, has written this poem as a tribute:...

July 11, 2012, Wednesday

Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews will be among the performers this year at the annual Farm Aid benefit concert, which will be held in Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pa., on Sept. 22. Farm Aid has been held nearly...